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Splinters

written and ill. by Kevin Sylvester

Ages: 6+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Tundra

ISBN: 978-0-88776-944-3

Keywords: Fairy Tales

Cindy's desre to play on the local hockey team is stymied until her fairy godmother arrives in this humorous take on the Cinderella story. Rich pen and ink drawings.